The Lone Star State:
Texas is popularly known as The Lone Star State because of the single star in the Texas State Flag. |
The Alamo:
The Alamo (the Spanish word for "cottonwood") is located in San Antonio. It is where 200 Texas defenders fell to the Mexican Army on March 6, 1836 after a 13 day siege. Among the Alamo's garrison were Jim Bowie, renowned knife fighter, and David Crockett, famed frontiersman and former congressman from Tennessee. The Alamo is considered the cradle of Texas liberty and the state's most popular historic site. |
Multi-National Texan History :
Texas is the only state to have the flags of 6 different nations fly over it. They are: Spain, France, Mexico, Republic of Texas, Confederate States, and the United States. |
Wool, Deer and Steer:
More wool comes from the state of Texas than any other state in the United States. Texas also boasts the nation's largest herd of whitetail deer. Texas also has cattle population is estimated to be near 16 million. |
Tyler Municipal Rose Garden:
The Tyler Municipal Rose Garden is the world's largest rose garden. It contains 38,000 rose bushes representing 500 varieties of roses set in a 22-acre garden. |
The 28th State:
Texas was an Independent Republic before becoming a state on Dec. 29, 1845. |
Texas Area:
Texas includes 267,339 square miles, or 7.4% of the nation's total area. |
Texas Stadium:
Texas has the first domed stadium in the country. The structure was built in Houston and opened in April 1965 |
Apollo 13:
The first word spoken from the moon on July 20, 1969 was Houston, Texas. |
Largest Fishing Pier:
Port Lavaca has the world's longest fishing pier. Originally part of the causeway connecting the two sides of Lavaca Bay, the center span of was destroyed by Hurricane Carla in 1961. |
First Rodeo:
The world's first rodeo was held in Pecos, Texas on July 4, 1883. |
